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The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress,APC,in the November 11 election in Bayelsa State Chief Timipre Sylva said he’s now matured, experienced and better to govern Bayelsa State.
Sylva,who was a former governor officially flagged off his campaigns ahead of the election on Monday to kick starts campaigns at Agbere, before taking it to Ebedebiri Community and Sagbama Local Government Council headquarters, all in Sagbama Council Area,said he choosed to kick start his state wide campaigns in Agbere Community because of the special affinity he shares with the area.
He promised to complete the abandoned shore protection project in the community and bring more development to the area to ensure that they enjoy the dividends of democracy and not be spectators to development.
The former governor who was flanked by his wife Mrs Alayingi, his running mate Joshua Maciver and wife, state party chairman Dr Dennis Otiotio, and other big wigs of the party, joked about his ouster from office some years ago saying that he was taken away to be incubated and is back, more matured, experienced, bigger and better to faced the tasks of turning around the fortunes of the state for better.
He pointed that his administration will concentrate on human capital development, infrastructure, job creation, power, agriculture and security.
His words: “I consider myself an Agbere son and that is why I decided to begin my campaigns in the whole state in Agbere. A lot of things I have done for Agbere, the shore protection that has been abandoned will be completed.
“We don’t want you to be spectators to development, we went to bring development to you. My incoming government is about human capacity development. When I looked around I see virile young men and women, people who need work, empowerment and development and government is about the people and is for the people and with you in mind.
“We have done it before, we are experienced, we know what to do, I was here before as governor, I was taken away and incubated and matured and now I am back, bigger and better.
“November 11 is not far, you must make up your mind vote for the APC, Agbere and Constituency 3 must be completely APC because a new tide of infrastructural development is coming into Bayelsa State, we will connect this road to Omoku, there will be industries, gas development, and jobs. We will develop agriculture, we have the sea and agricultural lands and we will give you security.
“If you vote for the APC, you are voting for the good times, empowerment and a better future for yourselves and you are voting out this bad government of Douye Diri and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.”
The governorship candidate also promise to bring a new tide of human capital development, infrastructure, gas development, jobs creation and agriculture.
